The Punjab government announced a day of mourning a day after a bomb blast killed 13 people, including policemen, and injured over 60 at Chairing Cross where a protest by medical store owners was underway.

Traders’ association will keep markets closed on Tuesday to mourn the deaths.

Hospital officials said that several patients under treatment are in critical condition.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif visited the injured in various hospitals. He directed hospital administration to provide the injured with the best treatment.

At least 13 people, including senior police officers, were martyred Monday when a suicide bomber hit close to the Punjab Assembly in Lahore where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered for a protest, officials said.

Law minister Rana Sanaullah while appearing on Geo News programme Capital Talk said the attacker had been identified.